2021
Developmental origins of mechanical homeostasis in the aorta
Murtada S, Kawamura Y, Li G, Schwartz MA, Tellides G, Humphrey JD. Developmental origins of mechanical homeostasis in the aorta. Developmental Dynamics 2021, 250: 629-639. PMID: 33341996, PMCID: PMC8089041, DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal days P2Intramural cellsSmooth muscle contractilityLate prenatal periodBlood pressureDays P2Muscle contractilityAortic structureMurine aortaPrenatal periodEndothelial cellsAortaPathological conditionsAortic developmentDeposition of matrixDevelopmental originsMatrix depositionHomeostasisHomeostatic stateCellsIntramural stressPressure-induced mechanical stressFlow-induced shear stressMechanical loadingContractility
2015
Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology
Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA, Tellides G, Milewicz DM. Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology. Circulation Research 2015, 116: 1448-1461. PMID: 25858068, PMCID: PMC4420625, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.304936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRole of mechanotransductionExtracellular matrix constituentsActomyosin filamentsMembrane receptorsDysfunctional mechanosensingVascular biologyAortic aneurysmNew therapeutic strategiesContractile proteinsThoracic aortic aneurysmIntramural cellsCellsMechanobiological processesMatrix constituentsAcute dissectionAortic cellsAortic diseaseMechanosensingTherapeutic strategiesHemodynamic loadGenesProgressive enlargementReceptorsMechanoregulation